화석 연료

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 化石燃料, from 化石 (“fossil”) + 燃料 (“fuel”), equivalent to 화석 (hwaseok) +‎ 연료 (yeollyo)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɸwa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ɡjʌ̹ʎʎo]
• Phonetic hangul: [화(ː)서결료]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwaseogyeollyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwaseog'yeonlyo
McCune–Reischauer?	hwasŏgyŏllyo
Yale Romanization?	hwāsek.yenlyo

Noun

화석 연료 • (hwaseok yeollyo) (hanja 化石燃料)

1. fossil fuel